Sunday, September 9, 2012

The Jazz Fly

Our household was first introduced to The Jazz Fly shortly after Elizabeth started kindergarten 6 years ago. She came home raving about a book that her teacher had been reading. We found the title and she begged that we buy it because she really wanted her brothers to hear the scat-singing fly.

I found this book to be a bit of a challenge to read aloud initially, so fortunately the book comes with a cd to help you navigate all of the "ZA-baza, BOO-zaba, ZEE-zah RO-ni" and other phrases. Once you practice a few times, the book is really a joy to read aloud.

I really appreciate the introduction to jazz music and rhythm here. The fly's scat singing, as well as the pictures of the Jazz Bugs and their snazzy outfits, really makes for a lovely inauguration into jazz for little ones.

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I'm Joy, wife to Paul, stay-at-home mom to Elizabeth (15) and Finn (9), and stepmom to Paulie (16) and Philip (13). I blog at An Art Family to remember their childhood and to make sure I get plenty of pictures of it in the process. I blog at The Book Children to satiate my love of discussing the hundreds of children's books I consume each year. We spend our days painting, drawing, reading, digging in dirt, walking in nature, stretching our imaginations, trying to enhance learning and creativity at home in a natural way, and then reading some more.